Issue 46. A Happy St Paaatricks Day One & All

Hotel, Notel, Bank Holiday Grins

March 14, 2025

Good Afternoon and Welcome,

To issue No.46: This week, Tim’s painting & parades, lots of them.

South Kerry by the numbers:

  • 58: Bedrooms in The Bay View Hotel, Waterville

  • 36: Bedrooms in The Butler Arms Hotel, Waterville

  • 12: Bedrooms in The Sea Lodge Hotel, Waterville

  • 200: Ish people per night missing our season

First, a word from this week’s sponsor

Anyone got anything they want to shout about?

Will there be any rooms at the inn?

This week saw the announcements that the Butlers has been placed into receivership & also that it intends to keep trading while a buyer is found. So with The Bay View also up for sale & The Sea Lodge occupied by more permanent residents, that’s potentially 106 bedrooms out of circulation for the coming season. Is it time for the good people of Waterville to borrow an idea off their neighbours in Dromid and start a gofundme. Community run hotel, anyone?

We Should Celebrate the Open in Close Season.

A couple of new ones we should be visiting this week.

Pubs/Cafes/Restaurants

Sala Thai in kells bay house and gardens

The Anchor Bar, Cahersiveen

Espresso, Caherciveen

Royal Hotel, Valentia

The Oratory

Tig Rosie, Ballinskelligs

An Síopa Dubh

The Staigue Fort House bar

The Villa, Waterville

Cafe Cois Trá, Ballinskelligs (had the best Mocha in South Kerry in here last Sunday)

Blind Piper, Caherdaniel

1889 bar and restaurant at Waterville Golf links

The Lobster, Waterville

Fisherman's Bar, Portmagee

The Bridge cafe in Sneem

Bari café, Caherciveen

Camo's, Caherciveen

Lazy Cat café, Caherciveen

Waterville Inn

Arts/Activities

Skellig Sauna, Cuas Crom

Álaind Walking Holidays, Sneem

Portmagee Whiskey

Atlantic Irish Seaweed

Gallery One, Cahersiveen

Sea Synergy

Shops

Skellig Soaps

Siopashoo

Takeaways

The Hungry Knight. Sneem

Chin Fong, Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway, Cahersiveen

Roadhouse, Waterville

Chicken Zone Takeaway Caherciveen

Bridge Cafe, Sneem

Accommodation

Ceol Na Mara Waterville

Álaind Lodge B&B, Sneem

Thidwick Bed and Breakfast

Skellig Holiday Homes

Where’s missing? Add them by clicking below

It’s The Signs of South Kerry 🎺🎺🎺

So, this week might look impossible, but you only get out what you put in, good luck!

Congratulations to last week’s winner

  • Noreen

Take a bow, Noreen! A whole bank holiday weekend to bask in your glory, well done!

We will start a directory

It’s coming. If you want your business to be top of the list, click that button below

Auntie Agnes Answers

This week, Agnes has no wounds to heal. I’m 100% sure there’s an awful lot wrong with an awful lot of you, so just;

The Oracle’s 22nd Cartoon

I’m doing Tim a disservice calling this a cartoon, so take a moment to enjoy this wonderful painting, thanks Tim.

Everything Else

  • The Inny Tavern have smashed their fundraising goal, but you can still help, donate here

  • Sea Synergy have a beach clean tomorrow, White Strand, Ballycarbery, 11-1pm.

  • Tomorrow sees the return of the fabulous Fox in the Box fun run, more here

  • There’s a ‘How Well do you know your country’ quiz in the Villa this evening 8.30pm onwards

  • Marty Larkin plays O’Carroll’s Cove Sunday from 9pm

  • Skellig Sauna are well and truly fired up (not sorry) for the long weekend. They’re at Cuas Crom Friday to Monday, Ballinskelligs Saturday & Finians Bay Sunday.

  • Ger Shea is in The Anchor Friday & Monday after the parade.

  • All the best of luck to Tide & Thyme Caherdaniel who have just opened, today, more here

  • Noreen Ashe will be playing at Foilmore Community Centre on Tomorrow. Doors open at 8.30.  Dancing at 9.00. Raffle with great prizes. Looking forward to seeing you all. Contact Joe 0872875974.

  • There’s a Boston Tea Party fundraiser for the Iveragh Eagles u16 girls team (there are no better women) in Caherdaniel Hall, 4/4, compulsory attendance for all subscribers. More here.

  • AND a plethora of parades etc for Paddy’s Day kicking off with Ballinskelligs @12.15, Sneem 1pm, Cahersiveen 2pm & Waterville 4pm. Anyone going to them all? Do send in some pics

Looking for a car?

Fiat 500. 2010. 1.2L Petrol. 89000km. NCT.   Good Condition. €4200 Ono. Get a few shamrocks on there, would be ideal for the parade.

Contact 087 2255676 or drop over a message 

Thanks

Late enough now, isn’t it?

For those of you generous supporters of the Oracle, I f9inally have an idea for your first bonus article. With a solid hape of luck I might have it finished for next week. To the two still waiting on magnets You’ll have them this week.

If you have any ideas, events, suggestions, feedback, stories, characters, or dramas that you think should be in this email, just hit reply.

Good luck, be well, Happy St. Patricks Day

Dave